JUPITER -- Wei-Yin Chen hasn’t had much reason to smile during his time in Miami, and it would be fair to say the Marlins haven’t exactly been pleased, either. Arm injuries have limited Chen to exactly 27 starts over the past two seasons, which comes out to about $1 million per start based on the money the team has paid him during that time.
But Chen was all smiles Sunday after throwing 16 pitches to actual hitters on a practice diamond.
“Of course I feel excited,” Chen said after completing the session. “I feel happy about that.